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Webbing designed for use in the Far East. This was the first attempt at a load carrying system that didn't have to double up as barrack wear and was not meant - or designed to be - blancoed or bulled up. The '44 pattern kit is best known for its rife strap and most notably water bottle pouches with [['Lift The Dot' Snaps]], which were THE must have accessory for your 'tailored' '58 belt kit in the 1980s. The only trouble was finding them, as [[THEY]] had invariably had the lot!

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'44 pattern webbing was still being issued in [[Belize]] as late as 1990, supposedly because it absorbed less water than [['58 pattern]]. Whilst the water bottle pouches were, and still are, the [[dog's bollocks]], the rest of it was absolute shite.  The belt, for example, was in three sections and if you had more than a moderate amount of weight on it, it fell to pieces. Brilliant!

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